05-23-2015, 11:01 AM
Potter's Wheel
What fool would leave creation up to me,
to force my thumbs and palms across the palette?
If the golem wavers in the make
I'll choose the mallet,
pound the crumble, sweep away the scree
then spatula and slurry, slake
the wheel, then spatula again and nothing grips.
There is a marvel in the roll of blunger drips -
Whose hand formed these oily hills and what's beneath?
I could try again or take a break
or taste the clay dust on my teeth.
What fool would leave creation up to me,
to force my thumbs and palms across the palette?
If the golem wavers in the make
I'll choose the mallet,
pound the crumble, sweep away the scree
then spatula and slurry, slake
the wheel, then spatula again and nothing grips.
There is a marvel in the roll of blunger drips -
Whose hand formed these oily hills and what's beneath?
I could try again or take a break
or taste the clay dust on my teeth.